Walking the freshly tilled farm fields is a Spring rite of passage for many history buffs, carefully meandering through the rows of mounded earth, searching for the elusive arrowhead.

There’s joy in discovery and often this leads to a lifelong passion for local history and admiration for Native American ingenuity and technology.

If you enjoy learning about prehistoric cultures in Lycoming County, now is the time to share your collected curiosities at the NCC8 Indian Artifact Fair.

Northcentral Chapter 8, Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology will host the educational open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at the Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society, 858 W. Fourth St.

Gary Fogelman, noted artifact collector, author and publisher of “Indian Artifact Magazine,” is the featured guest for the event.

Fogelman said visitors will be surprised to learn that many times, collected items are ancient.

“People of the past often produced exhilarating works of art in flint and stone, and other mediums like bone and antler, which sometimes survives through time. Many people do not realize how old, usually in the thousands of years, these Indian artifacts are,” he said.

“Often, the flint and stone tools are all that remain of past peoples and cultures, thus every bit and shred has a story and can possibly add to our knowledge of those past cultures and people,” he said.

Public Archaeology

Please Donate to NCC8

NCC8 relies upon donations. Without your generosity, we could not pay for the Insurance needed to host digs. We also need donations to purchase supplies, such as trowels, shovels, tarps, and artifact preservation bags.Please donate today and help preserve and protect Lycoming County's cultural heritage.

NCC8 Events & Dig Dates

Meetings are held at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month. In May, NCC8 will return to the dig site for excavations from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30, Thursdays. Check the calendar for the correct date. More details will be posted later.